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LIGHT-SENSITIVE COMPOUNDS, LIGHT-SENSITIVE MIXTURE, AND
_ LIGHT-SENSITIVE COPYING MATERIAL PREPA E _T EREF_OM_
This invention relates to a positive-working ligh-t-
sensitive mixture which contains a water-insoluble resinous
binder which is soluble or swellable in aqueous-alkaline
solutions, and a 1,2-naphthoquinone-2-diazide-sulfonic acid
ester of a dihydroxyacylophenone or of a dihydroxybenzoic acid
ester.
Mixtures of the generic type indicated are known from
German Patent No. 938,233. The patent describes naphthoquin-
one-diazide-sulfonic acid esters of substituted polyhydric
phenols, all of which contain a-t least one free unesterified
hydroxyl group. Compounds of this type give a relatively short
print run and exhibit a relatively poor resistance to developer.
Moreover, the partially esteriEied compounds normally cannot
be obtained in a pure form, but only as mixtures of the
possible isomers and of products of different degrees of
esterification. Solutions of these mixtures in organic
solvents can be subject to changes, because less soluble con-
stituents crystallize out and thus interfere with -the coating
of printing plates or printed circuit boards. More recently,
completely esterified phenol derivatives therefore have been
preferred, in particular those containing more than one
naphthoquinone-diazide-sulfonic acid ester group in -the
molecule, because these derivatives give longer print runs
and have an improved resistance to developer.
Compounds of this type are described in German
Offenlegungsschrift No. 1,904,764. These compounds, in
particular the tris-1,2-naphthoquinone~2-diazide-sulfonic
acid ester of 2,3,4-
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trihdroxy-benzophenone, recently have been used industrially on
a large scale, because of -their advantageous copying and print-
ing properties. However, they have the disadvan-tage of a
relatively low solubility in organic solvents, in particular
in the glycol monoethers and ester solvents, which are preferr-
ed in industry.
Japanese Laid-Open Application No. 51/139,402
discloses the use of esters obtained from 3 moles of 1,2-naph-
thoquinone-2-diazide-sulfonic acids and 1 mole of gallic acid
alkyl esters in combination with novolaks for the preparation
of positive working light-sensitive materials, in particular
of photoresist layers. The quinone-diazides described in that
publication are said to be distinguished by a high light sens-
itivity and good solubility in organic solvents. Although the
solubility is improved by comparison with the quinone-diazides
hitherto preferably used for the preparation of offset printing
plates, it is still inadequate for many purposes.
It is the object of the present invention to provide
a light-sensitive mixture of the generic type indicated at the
outset, which is at least comparable, in its technological
properties in printing and copying, with the best hitherto
known mixtures of this type, and the light-sensitive compounds
of which are additionally distinguished by a higher solubility
in organic solvents and can be prepared in a simple manner in
a chemically homogeneous form. Printing forms prepared with
the light-sensitive mixtures should readily accept greasy ink,
due to the enhanced oleophilic character. The structure of -the
light-sensitive compounds in these mixtures should be capable
of variation in a simple manner and thus be adaptable -to the
most diverse applications.
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The s-tarting point of the invention ls a liyht-
sensitive mix-ture which contains a water-insoluble binder, which
is soluble or at least swellable in aqueous-alkaline solu-tions,
and a 1,2-naphthoquinone-2-diazide sulfonic acid ester of a
dihydroxyacylophenone or of a dihydroxybenzoic acid ester.
The object is achieved when the es~er cor~esponds
to the formula I
~ R
R2 ~ I
O-D O~D
in which Rl is an alkyl or alkoxy radical,the carbon chain of
which can be interrupted by ether oxygen atoms, R2 is a hydro-
gen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 - 3 carbon atoms, or a
chlorine or bromine atom, preferably a hydrogen atom, and D is
a 1,2-naphthoquinone-2-diazide-sulfonyl radical.
~ccording -to the invention, a light-sensitive copy-
ing material, in particular for the preparation of printing
plates and photoresists, is also provided, which copying
material is composed of a support and a light-sensitive layer
which contains a water-insoluble resinous binder, which is
soluble or swellable in aqueous-alkaline solutions, and a 1,2
naphthoquinone-2-diazide-sulfonic acid ester of a dihydroxy-
acylophenone or of a dihydroxybenzoic acid ester, wherein the
sulfonic acid ester corresponds -to the formula I
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O ~ R
R2 ~
O-D O-D
in which Rl is an alkyl or alkoxy radical, the carbon chain of
which can be interrupted by ether oxygen atoms, R2 is a
hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 - 3 carbon atoms, or
a chlorine or bromine atom, preferabl.y a hydrogen atom, and D
is a 1,2-naphthoquinone-2 diazide-sulfonyl radical.
The naphthoquinone-diazide compounds contained in the
mixture according to the invention are novel. The~ are prepared .
in accordance with known processes, by esterifying the corres-
ponding dihydroxycompounds with reactive naphthoquinone-diazide
-sulfonic acid derivatives, for example the acid chloride. The
preferred processes used involve reactions in inert solvents,
such as ketones, esters or chlorinated hydrocarbons, in the
presence of tertiary amines, such as pyridine, dimethylaniline
or triethylamine The naphthoquinone-diazide-sulfonic acid
esters can, however, also be prepared in organic~aqueous
solutions, :Eor example in mixtures of dioxane or acetone with
aqueous sodium carbonate solution or sodium bicarbonate
solution.
The di.hydroxybenzoic acid esters are prepared, anal-
ogously to known processes, by esterifying the acid in the
presence of an excess of the alcohol -to be esterified, with
acid catalysis, the water of reaction being distilled off or
being removed azeotropicall.y in the presence of an entrainer,
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for example benzene, toluene, chlorobenzene, anisole vr - in
the case of long-chain alcohols - also ni-trobenzene. The
dihydroxyacylophenones are advantageously ob-tained, as
described in Houben-Weyl, ~ethoden der organischen Chemie
(Methods of Organic Chemistry), Volume VII/2a, pages 47 and
281 et seq., by C-acylation of dihydroxybenzenes which are
reacted with carboxylic acids or reactive carboxylic acid
derivatives in the presence of Friedel-Crafts ca-talys~s,
advantageously in a diluent. Aluminum chloride, zinc chloride,
boron trifluoride, hydrogen fluoride, perchloric acid and also
polyphosphoric acid have proved to be suitable as catalysts.
Examples of diluents are carbon disulfide, 1,2-dichloro-
ethane, chlorobenzene or nitrobenzene. In another advantage-
ous method of preparation of the dihydroxyacylophenones, an
acid halide is allowed to react with the dihydroxybenzene and
the product is then further reacted in the presence of aluminum
chloride.
Preferred compounds of the formula I are those
derivatives of 2,4-dihydroxy-acylophenones, in which Rl is an
alkyl group having 4 - 17, in particular 7 - 12, carbon atoms
and ~2 is a hydrogen atom. Further advan~ageous compounds are
the bis-1,2-naphthoquinone-2-diazide-sulfonic acid esters of
dihydroxybenzoic acid alkyl esters, in which the alkyl group
has 4 - 17 carbon atoms, some of which can be replaced by oxygen
atoms, and R2 is a hydrogen atom.
The sulfonic acid ester group of the 1,2-naphtho~uin
one-2-diazide derivatives is in general in the 4-position or
5-position of the naphthoquinone-diazide, and the 5-sulfonic
acid esters are preferred.
In addition to the compounds mentioned in -the examples,
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it is possible to use, -for example, the bis-1,2-naphthoquinone~
2-diazide-4- and, in particular, -5-sulfonic acid esters of the
Eollowing dihydroxyacylophenones or dlhydroxybenzoic aci.d
esters: methoxye-thyl 3,5-dihydroxy-benzoate, 2,5-dihydrox~
(3-methyl-butanoyl)-benzene, hexyl 3,4-dihydroxy-benzoa-te, 2,4-
dihydroxy-1-(4-methyl-pentanoyl)-benzene, 2,5-dihydroxy-1-
octanoyl-benzene, 2-butoxyethyl 2,4-, 2,5-, 3,4- and 3,5-
dihydroxybenzoate, 2,4-dihydroxy-1-decanoyl-benzene, 2,4-di-
hydroxy-l-(3,5,5-trimethyl-hexanoyl)-benzene, 3,6-dioxa-
heptyl, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate, 3,6,9~trioxa-tridecyl 3, 5-
dihydroxy-benzoate, decyl 3,4-dihydroxy-benzoate and dodecyl
2, 5-dihydroxy-benzoate.
2,5-Dihydroxy-4-methyl- or -4-propyl-1-hexadecanoyl-
benzene as well as suitable alkyl esters of 5-chloro- or 5-
bromo-2,4-dihydroxy-benzoic acid also can be used.
The concentration of the new naphthoquinone-diazide-
sulfonic acid esters in the light-sensitive layer can vary
within relatively wide limits. In general, the proportion is
3 to 50%, preferably between 7 and 35%, based upon the weight
of the non-volatile constituents of the light-sensitive
mixture. If appropriate, a part of the novel naphthoquinone-
diazide deri.vatives also can be replaced within the scope of
these quantitative ranges by a corresponding amount of a
known naphthoquinone-diazide, but the quantitative proportion
of the novel compound preferably should predominate.
The light-sensitive mixtures according to the
invention also contain a polymeric, water-insolubl.e resinous
binder which dissolves in the solvents used for the mixture
according -to the invent.ion and is also soluble or at least
swellable in aqueous alkalies~
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The novolak condensation resins, whlch ha-ve proved
sultable in many posi-tive-copying materials based on naph-tho-
quinone-diazides, were Eound -to be par-ticularly useful and
advan-tageous as an additive also in themixtures accordiny to
-the invention, which contain the new naphthoquinone-cliazide-
sulfonic acid esters. They promote a sharp differentiation
be-tween the exposed and unexposed layer areas on developiny,
and this is particularly true of the more highly condensed
resins with substituted phenols, for example cresols, as the
partners for the condensation with formaldehyde. The nature
and quantity of the novolak can differ, depending upon the
intended purpose; novolak proportions of between 95 and 50,
par-ticularly preferably 90 - 65, percent by weight based on
total solids are preferred. Additlonally, numerous other resins
also can be co-used, preferably vinyl polymers, such as poly-
vinyl aceta-tes, polyacrylates, polyvinyl ethers, polyvinyl-
pyrrolidones and the copolymers of the monomers on which these
are based. The most advantageous proportion of these resins
depends on the technological requirements and the influence of
the development conditions, and in general it is no-t more than
20% by weight of the alkali-soluble resin. For special
requirements, such as flexibility, adhesion, gloss, coloration
and color change and -the like, the light-sensitive mixture also
can contain small quan-tities of substances, such as polyglycols,
cellulose derivatives, such as ethylcellulose, we-t-ting agents,
dyes, adhesion-promoters and finely divided pigments, and also
UV absorbers, if required. Further alkali-soluble binclers, or
binders which are swellable in alkali, are natural resins, such
as shellac and colophony, and synthetic resins, such as copoly-
mers of styrene and maleic anhydride or copolymers of acrylic
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acid or methacrylic acid, in particular ~ith acrylates or meth-
acrylates.
To coa-t a suitable support, the mix-tures are in yeneral
dissolved in a solvent. The selection of the solvents should be
matched to the intended coatiny process, the layer thickness and
the drying conditions. Ketones, such as methyl ethyl ketone,
chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as trichloroethylene and 1,1,1-
trichloroethane, alcoho]s, such as n-propanol, ethers, such as
tetrahydrofuran, alcohol-ethers, such as ethylene glycol mono-
ethyl and monomethyl ether, and esters, such as butyl acetate,are suitable solvents for the mixture according to the invention.
It is also possible to use mixtures which additionally, for
special purposes, also can contain solvents such as ace-tonitrile,
dioxane or dimethylformamide. In principle, all those solvents
can be used which do not irreversibly react with the layer
components.
In most cases, metals are used as the supports for
layer thicknesses of less than about 10 ~m. The following can
be used for offset prlnting plates: bright-rolled, mechanically
or electrochemically roughened and, if appropriate, anodized
aluminum which also can have been additior.ally pretreated
chemically, for example with polyvinylphosphonic acid, silicates
or phosphates, and also multi-metal plates with Cu/Cr or brass/-
Cr as the top layer. For the preparation of let-terpress plates,
the mixtures according to the invention can be applied to zinc
or magnesium plates, or to commercially available microcrys-tall-
ine alloys thereoE, for single-stage etching processes, and also
to etchable plastics, such as polyoxymethylene. Due -to their
good adhesion and etch resistance on copper and nickel surfaces,
the mixtures according to the invention are sui-table for gravure
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printing forms or screen-printing forms. I.ikewise, the
mixtures according to the inven-tion can be used as photoresists
in the manufacture of printed circuit boards, microelectronic
devices, and in chemical milling.
rn further applications, other supports, such as
wood, paper, ceramics, silicon, silicon dioxide, silicon
nitride, textiles and other metals also can be used.
The preferred supports for thick layers oE more than
10 ~m are plastic films which then serve as temporary supports
for transfer layers. For this purpose and for color-tes-t
films, polyester films, for example those of polyethylene
terephthalate, are preferred. However, polyolefin films such
as polypropylene, also are suitable.
Coating of the support material is carried out in
known manner by whirler-coating, spraying, dipping, rolling,
by means of slot dies, blade application or roller application.
Finally, the coating of, for example, printed circuit boards,
glass or ceramics and silicon disks, also can be e-ffected by
layer transfer from a temporary support.
The light sources customary in industry are used
for e~posure. Electron irradiation is also a possibility for
providing an image.
The aqueous alkaline solutions of stepped alkalinity,
whlch are used for developing and which also can contain minor
amounts of organic solvents or wetting agents, remove those
areas of the copying layer which have been struck by -the light,
and thus produce a positive image of the original.
The preferred use of the light-sensitive mix-tures
according to the invention is in -the preparation of printing
forms, in particular offset printing forms, autotype gravure
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printing forms and screen-printing forms, in copying lacquers
and in so-called dry resists.
The printing plates prepared wi-th the use of the
novel compounds have a high liyht-sensitivity in prac-tice and
an improved reslstance to alkal:Lne developers. The preferred
compounds themselves are distinguished by good to excellen-t
solubility in the customary organic solvents and by good
compatibility with the constituents of the copying layer.
E'or a further enhancement of the resistance on
printing and the resistance to wash-out agents, correcting
agents and printing inks which can be cured by UV light, the
developed plates can be briefly heated to an elevated temper-
ature, as is known from British Patent No. 1,154,749.
Examples of the mixture according to the invention
are given below. Initially, a number of new bis-(1,2-naphtho-
quinone-2-diazide-sulfonic acid esters3 of dihydroxy-acyloph-
enones and dihydroxybenzoic acid esters are listed in Tables 1
and 2; these compounds were tested as the light-sensitive
components in mixtures according to the invention. The number-
ing of the new compounds from 1 to 18 is retained in theapplication examples. Percentage ratios and quantity ratios
are to be understood as weight units, unless otherwise stated.
Parts by weight (p.b w.) and parts by volume (p.b.v.) have the
same relationship as the g to the mlO
Table 1
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Ketones of the general formula I with OD groups in
the 2-position and 4-position~ and wlth R2 = H. D is a 1,2-
naphthoquinone-2-diazide-4- or -~ sulfonyl radical. The numbers
under D denote the place of subs-titution.
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Compound Rl _ D ~ Eound
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1 Methyl 5 9.1 9.1
2 n-Butyl 5 8.5 8.5
3 Hept-3-yl 5 8.0 8.0
4 Hept-3-yl 4 8.0 8.4
2,4,4-Trimethyl-pentyl 5 7.85 7.9
6 214,4~Trimethyl pentyl 4 7.85 8.2
7 n-Pentadecyl 5 6.9 7.0
8 n-Pentadecyl 4 6.9 7.0
n-Heptadecyl S ~ _ 6.8
Table 2
Esters of the general formula I with R = H and R
alkoxy. D is a 1,2-naphthoquinone-2-diazide-4- or -5-sulfonyl
radical. The numbers in the column under D denote the position
of the sulfonyl group in the naphthoquinone nucleus, and the
numbers in the "substitution" column denote the positions of
the OD groups in the benzene nucleus of the formula I.
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Methoxy 5 2,4 8.9 8.9
11 i-Amyloxy 4 2,4 8.1 7.8
12 i-~myloxy 5 2,5 8.1 8.2
13 i-Amyloxy 5 3,4 8.1 8.2
14 2-E-thoxyethoxy 5 3,4 8.1 8.1
2-Ethoxyethoxy 4 3,4 8.1 8.0
16 2-Ethoxyethoxy 5 3,5 8.1 8.0
17 n-Dodecyloxy 5 2,4 7.1 7.0
1~ n-Dodecyloxy 5 3,5 7.1 7.2
The good soubility of the new bis-naphthoquinone-
diazide derivatives of dihydroxyacylophenones and dihydroxy-
benzoic acid esters was proved by comparative experiments,
those representatives standing out with advantage which are
substituted by aliphatic radicals of medium to long length.
The comparison used was the tris-1,2-naphthoquinone-2-diazide-
5-sulfonic acid ester of 2,3,4-trihydroxy benzophenone (comp-
ound V) which is widely employed in industry, but the solubil-
ity of which is not satisfactory in all appllcations~
In each case, 1 to 4 g of crystalline diazo compound
were stirred in 25 g of e-thylene glycol monomethyl ether,
which is the most impor-tant solvent in coating technology, for
2 hours at room temperature and -the mix-ture was allowed to
stand for a further 70 hours wi-thout stirring, in order to
complete the crys-tal]iza-tion of possible amorphous cons-titu-
ents. The mixture was then fil-tered off with suc-tion/ and the
filter residue was washed successively wi-th 10 ml of me-thanol
and 10 ml of ether, dried in vacuo, and its weight was deter-
mined. The so:lubilities in ethylene glycol monome-thyl e-ther,
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listed in Table 3, were calculated from -the difference relative
to -the quantity employed.
Table 3
Solubilities oE various naphthoquinone-diazides
Compound No. Solubility (~)
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1 1.03
0.87
2 `~ 10.7 1)
3 > 13.8 1)
4 4~3
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6 ~0.5
11 2.3
13 4.7
14 4.3
3.7
16 5.0
17 7.5
18 4.6
1) 3 g of compounds 2 and 5, and 4 g of compound 3, gave
a clear solution in ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and
did not show any precipita-tions even after 3 days.
In a further widely used solvent, namely n-butyl
acetate, the following solubilities were determined. In each
case, 1 g of the crystalline diazo compound was stirred for
2 hours in 25 g of n~butyl acetate. The mixtures were -then
worked up as in Example 1.
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Solubil__ies of varlous naphthoqui_one-d_azide, in bu-tyl acetate
om ound No. So_ubilit _ ( 6 ?
V 0.50
7 1.~3
8 1.75
17 2.03
Example 1
An electrolytically roughened and anodized aluminum
foil was whirler-coa-ted with a coating solution composed of:
6.3 parts by weight of cresol/formaldehyde novolak (melting
range 105-120C according to DIN 53,181),
1.2 parts by weight of compound 2,
0.07 part by weight of crystal violet base,
0.17 part by weight of 1,2-naphthoquinone-2-diazide-4-
sulfonic acid chloride,
0.25 part by weight of a maleate resin (melting range 135-
145 C, acid number 15 - 25), and
92.01 parts by weight of a mixture of 3 parts by weight of
ethylene glyco]. monomethyl ether and 2 parts by weight
of butyl acetate
in such a way that, after drying, a layer weight of 2.5 g/m2
resulted. The coated prin-ting plate was exposed for 60 seconds
at a distance of 110 cm through a diapositive under a 5kW metal
halide lamp and developed with the developer of -the following
composition
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5.5 parts by weight of sodium metasilica-te x 9 ~12'
3.4 parts by weight of trisodil1m phospha-te x 12 ~I~O,
0.4 part by weight of anhydrous soclium dihydrogen phos-
pha-te, and
90.7 parts by weight of water
the exposed layer areas being removed. A printing test with
an offset printing form thus prepared was stopped after 150,000
prints of s-till perfect quality. A similar result was ob-tained
when compound 2 in the above formulation was replaced by equal
quantities oE compound 4, 5, or 6.
Example 2
To prepare a positive dry resist,
11.15 parts by weight of the novolak according to Example l,
2.79 parts by weight of a vinyl acetate/crotonic acid
copolymer (95 : 5) of a molecular weight of 100,000,
4.18 parts by weight of a copolymer of n-hexyl methacrylate,
methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid (5:1:2) having
an acid number of 158,
1.86 parts by weight of polyethylene glycol, molecular weight
2,000,
2.79 parts by weight of an epoxide resin having an epoxy
equivalent weight of 190,
4.32 parts by weight of compound 4,
0.45 part by weigh-t of 1,2-naphthoquinone-2-diazide-4-
sulfonic acid chloride and
0.06 part by weight of crystal violet
were dissolved in
46.50 parts by weight of ethylene glycol monoethyl ether and
25.90 parts by weight of methyl ethyl ~etone.
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An approximately 25 ~m -thick polyester film which
had been pretreated with an aqueous solu-tion of 10~ of
trichloroacetic acid, 1~ of polyvinyl alcohol and 0.1n6 of wetting
agent was coa-ted with the above solution and dried. To provide
protection agains-t dust and scratches, a polyethylene cover
film was then applied to the about 20 ~m thick resist layer.
For the manufacture of printed circuit boards, the
positive dry resist film was, after peeling off the cover film,
laminated in a commercially available laminator onto a cleaned,
about 35 ~m thick copper foil whieh was laminated onto a
support of an insulating material. After peeling off -the
support film, further drying if necessary, about 3 minutes'
exposure with the apparatus described in Example 1 and abou-t
2 minutes' spray development with a developer of the following
eomposition
0.6 part by weight of NaOH,
n. 5 part by weight of sodium metasilieate x 5 H2O,
1.0 part by weight of n-butanol and
97.9 parts by weight of water,
an exeellent imagewise resist layer was obtained. It withstood
not only the conditions of etehing proeesses, for example
etehing with FeC13, but is was also res~stant to electroplating
in the manufacture of through-hole plated circuits, in part-
icular during the successiveq~c~rOly~ build-up of copper,
niekel and gold. When the eompound 4 was replaeed by the same
quantity of compound 15, virtua]ly the same results were
obtained.
Example 3
Compound 3 was emplo~ed for the preparation of a
photo-resist solu-tion whieh is used for the manufaeture of so-
ealled ehemically milled parts.
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For this purpose, the following were dissolved in
67.9 parts by weight of 2~butanone:
12.0 parts by weight of the novolak according to ]~xample 1,
5.0 parts by weight oE a polyethyl acrylate solution (40~ in
toluene, Plexisol B 574, ~essrs. Rohm),
5.0 parts by weight of a polyvinyl ethyl ether of low
viscosity,
7.0 parts by weight of compound 3,
3.0 parts by weight of the vinyl acetate/crotonic acid
copolymer according to Example 2, and
0.1 part by weight of crystal violet.
For the efficient production of small components for
electrical switches, an about 0.5 mm thick sheet of a special
copper alloy was processed, instead of by mechanical punching,
with the ahove solution as follows: the sheet was coated by
immersion in the above solution, dried, exposed on both sides
with mutually congruent positive film originals of the desired
milled component, developed under aqueous-alkaline conditions
and etched on both sldes by spraying, for example, wi-th ferric
chloride solution. This chemical milling technique is partic-
ularly useful when the image of the metal component, for ex-
ample a spring reed is copied as a group, that is to say, in a
relatively large number in one working step. Advantageously,
small lands are left between the individual recurring patterns
so that, at the end of etching, the individual components still
hang together and are obtained as mechanically separated parts
only after rinsing.
The copying lacquer layer described, containing
these special diazo compounds, is distinguished by i-ts versat-
ile applicability on numerous difEerent metal surfaces. Itshows good adhesion and reliable copying properties as well as
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etch resistance against many etching solutions which, depending
upon the alloy, also can con-tain sul:Euric acid, hydrofluoric
acid, chromic acid, hydrogen peroxide and other compounds.
Example 4
~ solu-tion oE
3.1 parts by weight of compound 2,
21.0 parts by weight of a phenol/Eormaldehyde novolak having
a melting range of 110 - 120 C (according to the DIN
53,181 capillary method),
3.5 parts by weight of an epoxide resin (epoxy equivalent
weight of about 450) and
0.4 part by weight of Sudan Blue II ~C.I. Solvent Blue 35)
ln
50.0 parts by weight of ethylene glycol monoethyl ether-
acetate,
12.0 parts by weight of ethylene glycol monoethyl ether and
10.0 parts by weight of butyl acetate
gave a positive copying lacquer which was suitable for the
production of printed circuit boards or copper gravure printing
cylinders, or for nickel electrop~ating stencils.
The developer of Example 2, diluted with water if
required, was used for development.
In place o compound 2, it was possible to use
compound 3 with the same result.
Example 5
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Color test films, for multi-color offset copying .
were prepared by coating a 100 ~Im thick polyester film with a
solution of
27.l. par-ts by weight of the novolak according to Example 1,
6.8 parts by weight of the vinyl ace-ta-te/crotonic acid
copolymer according to Example 2,
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18.6 parts by weight of compound 14,
13.6 parts by weight of -the polyethyl acrylate solu-tion as in
Example 3,
23.7 parts by weight of a polyvinyl e-thyl ether of low
viscosity and
10.2 parts by weight of the yellow dye Auramine O (C.I.
41,000)
in ethylene glycol monoethyl ether in such a way that the layer
thickness after drying was 1 ~m. Instead of the yellow dye,
equal quantities of the dyes Victoria Pure Blue FGA (C.I. Basic
slue 81) and Grasol Fast Ruby 2 sl (C.I. Solvent Red 128) were
used for the corresponding blue and red color films.
After exposure under positive originals, advantage-
ously the corresponding color separations for a multicolor
print, and development in the developer of Example 1, diluted
1 : 1 with water, colored copies of the originals used were
obtained.
The same results were obtained, when compound ]4 was
replaced by an equal quantity of compound 16.
Example 6
1.18 parts by weight of compound 7,
5.70 parts by weight of the novolak according to Example 1,
0.40 part by weight of 2,3,4-trihydroxy-benzophenone,
0.10 part by weight of 4-(p-tolylmercapto)-2,5-diethoxy-
benzene-diazonium hexafluorophosphate and
0.06 part by weight of crystal violet
were dissolved in a solvent mixture of
52.6 par-ts by weight of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and
40.0 parts by weight of tetrah~drofuran.
An electrolytlcally roughened and anodi.zed aluminum
plate, which had been trea-ted with an aqueous solution of
1 g
polyvinylphosphonic acid, was coated with this solution. The
offset printing form prepared with this plate, in a manner
corresponding to Example 3, was sui-table for -the ranye of very
long print runs. The printiny layer was dis-tinguished by
excellent ink acceptance. Similar results were obtained when,
in place of compound, 7, the same parts by weiyht of compounds 8,
9, 17, or 18 were used.
Example 7
A positive-working offset printing pla-te was prepared
by applying a layer of the following composition:
78.0 parts by weight of the novolak according to Example l,
20.0 parts by weiyht of compound 13,
l.5 parts by weight of 2-(4-ethoxy-naphth-l-yl)-4,6-bis-
trichloromethyl~s-triazine, and
0.5 part by weiyht of crystal violet base
to a mechanically roughened aluminum foil in the customary
manner.
The plate was used for the medium range of print runs.
In place of compound 13, e~ual amounts by weiyht of compounds
ll, 12 or mixtures of these compounds also can be used.
Example 8
Eor the manufacture of micro-elec-tronic switch
elements of hiyh packiny density, a commercially available
silicon disk, which had been polished in -the customary manner
and provided wi-th a 0.2 ~m thick SiO2 layer by oxidation, was
coated with the following positive photoresist.
18 parts by weight of the novolak according to Example l
and
4 parts by weight of compound 2
were dissolved in 70 parts by weight of a solven-t mixture of
ethy]ene ylycol ethyl ether-acetate, butyl acetate and xylene
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2~
(8 : 1 : 1 parts by volume) and filtered throuyh a 0.5 llm filter.
~ y whirler-coating of the suppor-t at 9,000 revolutions
per minute, a resist layer of about 0.9 ~m thickness was obtain-
ed, and this was dried for a further 10 minutes at 90C in a
circulating air cabinet.
After cooling and conditioning under defined climatic
conditions of 23C and 40 - 50% relative humidity, exposure was
carried out for about 6 seconds, using a 200 wa-tt Hg hiyh-
pressure lamp, in a wafer contact-exposure apparatus under a
commercially available chromium mask with highly resolved test
fields.
Development was carried out at 25 C in a moving
developer composed of
2.67% of sodium metasilicate x 9 water,
1.71% of trisodium phosphate x 12 water and
0.17% of sodium dihydrogen phosphate, dissolved in
95.45% of water.
The wafer was then rinsed with water and blown dry
with nitrogen.
Images, true to the original, of test elements of 2
~m width and spacing were obtained.
It will be obvious to those skilled in the ar-t that
many modifications may be made wi-thin -the scope of the present
invention without departing from the spirit thereoE, and the
invention includes all such modifications.
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